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INLET OPENS EXHAUST C LOS ES INVENTORS. 2v/@ /afen A y Mimi?? April 26, 1955 c. G. A. ROSEN m-AL TWO CYCLE ENGINE A TTRN United States Patent O 2,706,971 TWO CYCLE ENGINE Carl G. A. Rosen and Lloyd E. Johnson, Peoria, Ill., assignors to Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill., a corporation of California Application December 28, 1949, Serial No.

1 Claim. (Cl. 12S-65) This invention relates to internal combustion engines in general and more particularly to two cycle internal combustion engines.

n a two cycle engine, one of the principal difficulties encountered is that of the engine cylinders and usually ecient scavenging.

It is another object of this invention to provide a means for controlling the timing of the opening of the ports wh In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View incorporating the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig.`l illustrating a portion o f the v alve actuating train;

through an engine is an enlarged fragmentary view taken along line of Fig. 3;

gmentary sectional view taken along line illustrating the construction of the cam Fig. 12 is a similar sectional view illustrating the relative position of the various parts near the end of the scavenging period;

Fig. 13 is a similar sectional view illustrating the relative position of the various parts during the charging period;

Fig. 14 is a diagram illustrating the timing of the various valve events; and

2,706,971 Patented Apr. 26, 1955 Fig. 15 is a diagram illustrating the relationship of the inlet and exhaust port areas at various positions of crank shaft rotation.

In Fig. 1, an engine incorporating the present invena cylin- Which is rigidly secured to the of a retainer ring 13 and c p drical sleeve or liner 12 cylinder block b which is rigof cap screws 17. Each of the junk heads is provided with an outwardly extending ange 18 rigidly secured to the entablature by means of cap screws 19. A piston 21 is disposed for The piston is provided with a concave crown 25 to accommodate a cooperating protruding deflector 26 formed on the junk head 15. he piston crown and 2.6 cooperate to produce a tube 27 working cylinder by way of an orice 31.

Air may be supplied to the blower (not shown) k is provided for directing air from Each of the pasa plurality of which are spaced about the periphery of each of the cylinders.

he exhaust gases are forced out of the cylinder through of which is asso- 37 provided in the cylinin ig. l.

he air chest 33 also communicates with an elongated bore 41, extending longitudinally along the cylinder The bore also passages 43,

the bore 41 and 1s prevent the ow of sages 43. Each of suitable relief 49 which at the tion of the valve permits communication between the adapted to engage a roller fuel pump lifter illustrated at 53 in F pump lifter may be associated with any conventional reciprocating type fuel engine in proper cyclic timing.

Inlet ports 34', 43 and exhaust ports 37 to be opened and closed by cylindrical valve one of which are adapted sleeves 56, 1s associated with each cylinder. Each sleeve is disposed within the cylinder block and emdown period and is provided to reduce the pressure withbraces the junk head and is free for reciprocal movein the cylinder below that of the air chest before the inlet ment. As is best illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, each ports are opened, thereby preventing intermixing of t e valve sleeve is provided with a pair of diametrically charge of fresh air in the air chest with the exhaust gases. spaced recesses 57 for the reception of roller brackets 5 The relative length of this blow-down period is extended 58 which are rigidly secured to the sleeves as by rivets by virtue of a hump 83 provided on each of the cam 59. Each of the brackets is provided with a suitable surfaces 66 and 67 as illustrated in Fig. 3. opening 61 for the accommodation of a pair of rollers As is illustrated in Fig. 10, further movement of the 62 and 63 which are carried for rotation on shafts 64 valve sleeve 56 upwardly uncovers the ports 34 and and 65 respectively, rigidly supported in the brackets S8. l0 simultaneously the air valve 46 is rotated to a position The rollers 62 and 63 are interposed between and permitting communication between the air chest 33. and adapted to engage a pair of cooperating cam surfaces 66 ports 43. The incoming air entering the cylinder and 67 respectively. The cani surface 66 is formed on through the inlet ports is directed against the deflector a cylindrical cam 68 which is supported for rotation on 26 formed on the junk head 15 and is deected downa bearing 69, rigidly supported in the cylinder block. 15 wardly as indicated by the arrows. As is best illustrated The cam' surface 67 is formed on a similar cam 71, supin Fig. 6, the inlet passages are arranged in such a manner ported for rotation on a bearing 72, rigidly supported in that the paths of the air streams meet the periphery of the entablature 16. The periphery of each of the cams the defieetor at an angle that is between tangency an 68 and 71 is provided with a ring gear 73 and 74 respeca radial path thus deflecting the air toward the side 0f tively, formed integrally thereon and in driving mesh the cylinder adjacent to the ports 43', as well as downwith each other and drive gears 76 (see Fig. 2). Gears wardly toward the piston. The inlet passages are ar- 76 are driven from the gear train 47 illustrated in Fig. 1, rangedso that after the air is deflected downwardly, the Thus, all of the sleeve valves may be actuated in proper remaining horizontal component of the velocity of each timed relationship with the engine although the cams alr Stream iS reacted by that of arl OPPOSing Stream. associated with adjacent cylinders will be rotated in Thus all of the inlet air is directed downwardly along Opposite directions, the cylinder wall adjacent to the ports 43 and is de- The Cam Surfaces 66 and 67 are Complementary '[0 ected bytlle ClOWll Of 'the PlStOl'l WhlCh directs lt UP each other and upon rotation of the cams impart a the opposite Side of the eylirlder forcing the eXhaliSt reciprocating motion to the valve sleeve 56 associated gases, out through the Ports 37' aS iridieated by the arroWS with each of the cylinders. Each cam surface is proin Figs. 10 and 11. vided with a dwell 77 which permits the sleeve to remain After the Sleeve valve 56 reaeheS the toP of itS travel stationary during the high cylinder pressure portion of and Starts Closing Ports, the Path of the air floW iS each cycle. The rollers 62 are assembled in intimate ProreSively eharlged Providing a Sweeping rhotiorl aCroSS contact with the adjacent rollers 63 in such a manner the Cylinder uhill the ihlet Ports 34' are Closed, aS iS that they roll on each other, as well as the adjacent cam illustrated in Fig. 12. At this time, the air entering surfaces. By virtue of this construction, a part of the through the Ports 43' Will iloW directly aeroSS the top vertical thrust loading acting on each roller is trans- 0f the Cylinder aS indicated by the arrows completing mined to the adjacent roller thus equaiizing the wear bethe Sweeping action. After the exhaust ports are Closed, tween the rollers and their supporting shafts. as is illustrated in Fig. 13, the inlet ports 47 are left Rotation of the valve sleeve is prevented by a pair of Open a period of time permitting an additional supply rollers 78 supported for rotation on the extending ends of air tobe forced into the engine cylinder.

of the shafts 65, supporting the rollers 63. Each of At the end of the scavenging cycle, the sleeve is brought the rollers 78 is received within a recess 79 provided in to a stop in the fully closed position, shown in Fig. 1,

a bracket 80, rigidly secured to the cylinder block by by the dwells 77 on the cams. It remains stationary means of cap screws 81. Hardened tracks 82 are pro- 45 during the compression, explosion and power portions vided on opposite sides of the recesses 79 and are of the engine cycle. Since the sleeve is stationary duradapted to engage the rollers 78, thus preventing the ing the periods of high pressure within it, it can be made valve sleeve from rotating as well as guiding it for thin enough and fitted closely enough within the bore reciprocation. of block 10 to be sealed tightly against the port open- In a two cycle engine, it is desirable to open the exings by the high pressures and still be free to move with haust ports substantially before opening the inlet ports a minimum of friction and wear during the low pressure to permit the working pressure within the cylinder to scavenging portion of the engine cycle. be reduced sufficiently to prevent the exhaust gases from We claim: entering open inlet ports and intermixing'with. the in- In a two cycle engine having a valve sleeve reciprocable coming supply of fresh air. At the same time, it 1s alsoV 55 to open and close intake and exhaust ports in the cyldesirable to close the exhaust ports prior to closing the inder, a deflector extending inwardly of the cylinder inlet ports thereby permitting an increase in the'total head to intercept intake air and direct it downwardly weight of the charge of .fresh air within the cylinder. to produce loop scavenging of exhaust gases and means In order to accomplish this, the air inlet ports illustrated for introducing a nal part of said intake air beyond at 43 in Fig. 7 extend downwardly along the cylinder 60 said dellector to produce a final sweeping ow toward wall farther than do the exhaust ports 37', which 'in turn the exhaust ports just prior to their closing. extend downwardly along the cylinder wall farther than the inledt plorts 34. hns when tle 1csileeve ialvte 56 s References Cited inthe file of this patent actuate tie ports are opene rst an t en t e exhaust ports 37 and inlet ports 34 in sequence. After 65 UNITED STATES PATENTS the ports are opened, they are closed in reverse order. 359,920 Cornell Mar. 22, 1887 Although the inlet ports 43' are opened first, communi- 1,111,495 Rhodes Sept. 22, 1914 cation between the cylinder and air chest is prevented 1,152,424 Lippincott Sept. 7, 1915 by the air valve 46 which is timed to open simultaneously 1,197,412 Wahlberg Sept. 5, 1916 with the inlet ports 34 and remain open until the ports 70 1,279,578 Osborn Sept. 24, 1918 are closed by the sleeve valve 56. Thus the valve ports 1,461,089 Hall July 10, 1923 are in effect opened and closed in the sequence indicated 1,632,988 Adams June 21, 1927 by the valve timing diagram illustrated in Fig. 14. 1,638,288 Burtnett Aug. 9, 1927 In operation, after the charge of fuel and air have 1,644,777 Gehres Oct, 11, 1927 been ignited forcing the piston downwardly, the valve 1,654,156 Andersen Dee. 27, 1927 sleeve 56 is moved upwardly uncovering, first, the inlet 1,716,278 Muller June 4, 1929 ports 43 and then the exhaust ports 37 as illustrated 1,745,493 Kratzer Feb, 4, 1930 chematically in Fig. 9,- Durilrjlg this perliod, the gir valv 1,869,787 Trumble Aug. 2, 1932 prevents communication etween tie air c est an engine cylinder and the exhaust gases are forced out- 80 FOREIGN PATENTS wardly through the ports 37 by the high pressure within 357,519 Great Britain 1931 the cylinder. This period of time during which the ex- 402,240 1ta1y Feb, 24, 1943 haust gases only are expelled is referred to as the blow- 

